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About Bhandar Village

Bhandar is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,281, made up of 1,623 males and 1,658 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1244.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bhandar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 1244.64 hectares
Population 3,281
Male Population 1,623
Female Population 1,658
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bhandar compares

By the 2011 count Bhandar is the 13th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 1244.64 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Bhandar

Bhandar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bhandar as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bhandar from other places

Bhandar lies about 51 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 27 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bhandar
Tehsil headquarters Arang 26 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 27 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 30 km
District headquarters Raipur 51 km

Villages closest to Bhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bhandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Bhandar village had a population of 3,281. That makes it the 13th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Bhandar village has 1,623 males and 1,658 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bhandar has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Bhandar is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bhandar covers 1244.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bhandar falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Bhandar is Arang Mahanadi, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Bhandar.

Bhandar is about 51 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bhandar is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 26 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 27 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumha (2.6 km), Bhainsmudi (2.6 km) and Kulipota (2.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bhandar today is likely to be higher.

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